# CVE-2023-29189: HTTP Verb Tampering vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI)

> An authenticated attacker can modify HTTP verbs to expose form fields in SAP CRM WebClient UI.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w474-j546-fcg4

## What is CVE-2023-29189?

CVE-2023-29189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI), published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP CRM (WebClient UI) - versions S4FND 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, WEBCUIF, 700, 701, 731, 730, 746, 747, 748, 800, 801, allows an authenticated attacker to modify HTTP verbs used in requests to the web server. This application is exposed over the network and successful exploitation can lead to exposure of form fields

Weakness: CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29189?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sap Customer Relationship Management S4fnd, Sap Customer Relationship Management Webclient Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP CRM (WebClient UI)

- [CVE-2024-37173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37173/): [Multiple CVEs] Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-37174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37174/): [Multiple CVEs] Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-30742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30742/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-39598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39598/): [Multiple CVEs] Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2024-37175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37175/): [Multiple CVEs] Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI), published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP CRM (WebClient UI). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29189

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29189/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.